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mongo_mel
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Posted: Friday, August 22, 2003 - 04:30 PM UTC
Hi guys,
I've been having a problem on the site. But it only happens on my home computer and not my work one so I figure it's my problem alone.
When I post a reply to a thread, it takes forever to type in the message. I watch the cursor crawl across the screen for 2 or 3 minutes after I finish typing a sentence.
I've taken to typing my response in Notepad and doing a cut/paste into the reply window. It hasn't always been this way so it must be something to do with my computer.
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks,
BroAbrams
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Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 12:39 AM UTC
The end all - cure all around here is usually deleting the cookies in you temporary internet files folder. Try to remeber your passwords though, as they are stored in the cookies.

Rob
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Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 06:48 AM UTC
Craig,
You got me on that one. It does sound like a local PC issue though. Are other sites with forms causing the same slow down?

Jim
mongo_mel
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Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 07:52 AM UTC
Jim,
I just posted to planetFigure and had no problems. It's just here.
Rob,
I usually do delete my cookies and it seems to make no difference. In fact, this problem just may have begun after I began deleting them on a regular basis (weekly).
I'm baffled but at least I have this workaround to help me out. Thanks for the info guys. If anything changes I'll let you know.
mongo_mel
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Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 08:23 AM UTC
Hey guys,
I just manually deleted all the cookies I could find on my computer instead of using the Control Panel/Internet Options buttons. Unfortunately, it's still happening as I type this.
Just thought I'd let you know.
BroAbrams
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Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 12:55 PM UTC
Hae you installed any major programs around the time it started? And did you install any updates to Explorer near that time. You might try to the change/remove option for explorer which removes the last update and repairs the last version installed.

Rob

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Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 01:06 PM UTC
Which version of Windoz are you using? Is another program running in the background? Sounds like you have one or more programs running in the background causing a problem. You will have to identify what it is and remove/fix it. It could be a system program problem caused by corrupted files or "Spyware" or "AD-ware" programs. You could start with running Ad-Aware v.6

Also, are you using anything like Zone Alarm? Do you have dial-up or DSL or different?
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